He said: “Pricing is a real tough one. Whilst there’s a huge demand from some for a wristband that saves on booking fees and guarantees entry, feedback from students means we’ve increased the amount of single tickets available too – and put them out earlier.”

Hayley North is a mature student who will undertake her second degree this month.

Ms. North said she thought “the wristbands are a great idea for cash strapped students”, but was disappointed the SU did not inform students on the cost of individual events before selling the wristband.

She said: “As I probably won’t attend all the events, I had expected a much bigger saving on the wristband.”

Freshers wristband for Central is £20. For UEA it's £85. The only time in all of existence when something is cheaper in London than Norwich

However, Esther Macaulay, who will study at the Norwich Business School, told Concrete she felt the price was still unfair compared to prices at other universities.

She said many of her friends at different universities paid no more than £40 for a week one wristband, less than half the price of UEA’s.

Ms Macaulay added: “The students’ union should understand as students we won’t have a lot of disposable income to spare, and paying £85 for a week of activities not including buying drinks is quite steep.

“Surely they should have our best interests at heart and charge a lower price so we can then spend on our refreshments when we are at the events?”

In response, the SU’s Mr Robinson said: “Unlike previous years, we’ve also kept drinks prices frozen over the summer, there are more free freshers events this year than ever before, and we’re still cheaper than Essex.

“However we are taking the feedback from students seriously and will be feeding concerns and comments into the student committee that oversees the LCR when it next meets.”